Well if you guys never really got a good glimpse of the Cloverfield monster, here he is!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ready for the big reveal?

 

courtesy of aint it cool....hasbro is releasing an official $99 toy version of the monster & they put up the goods recently. so if you want to see the monster clik here (it's no godzilla):

 

http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/ProductsByBrand.htm?BR=863&ID=21030

 

talkback here:

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/35641

 

 

Ooh! 10 parasites!

 

Features

 

Cloverfield Monster Features:

 

    * 70 points of articulation and incredible life-like detail

    * Authentic sound

    * 14” tall

    * 10 parasites

    * Two interchangeable heads

    * Statue of Liberty head accessory

    * Special Cloverfield collector’s edition packaging

haha wow... i almost want it... almost

"• Statue of Liberty head accessory"

 

... Nice!

^Empire State Building.

 

I read an interview with the producers, and Abrams or Reeves or the special effects guys were saying that essentially the monster is a baby, fresh as a daisy, new to the world, and confused as all get out. At one point, I guess, we see him stopping to scratch his back against a building to get those itchy itchy parasites off, and he can't figure out why all these little creatures with cameras and popguns and tanks are bothering him. The rest is digicam movie history.

 

Just to clarify, the building that was demo'd was the Woolworth Building, not the Empire State.

^Boo! Missed opportunity, filmmakers.

 

EDIT:

 

I agree with the assessment on the toy site that the monster, revealed in whole, is less than iconic. But what I appreciate is that viewed in pieces--stomping feet, lashing tail, gaping maw, crazy-ass howl--it's scary as heck. Guess it's just the age-old dilema of the sum of the seamonster being less than the whole.

 

Here's a nifty clip highlighting the monster's scary bits:

 

http://www.movieweb.com/video/V08B67abxABGOR

Two interchangable heads?

^---Maybe one is howling and the other is mouth closed?

^---Maybe one is howling and the other is mouth closed?

 

One head is pensive, the other, nonplussed.

I thought the movie was well done for the most part - but there was a really far-fetched element. *SPOILER*

 

 

Although I'm not a structural engineer, I feel confident in saying that if one of the Time Warner Center towers was extensively damaged like it was in the film, it would NOT simply tip over and "lean" on the other. I was muttering "oh give me a break - as if" when they showed it :roll:

 

Photo from glasssteelandstone.com:

 

Also - what's with films lately and this trend to have an annoying protagonist? Not just annoying but I keep finding myself saying "let him go, who cares if he dies - at least he'll shut the f#ck up!" Whether it's Jodie Foster's character in 'Flightplan', or "Rob" who becomes a blubbering zombie hellbent on traipsing four miles and 60 stories to save his hoochie-mama while armageddon is vaporizing Manhattan block by block? Aren't I supposed to develop some kind of empathy or pity and hope they overcome their obstacles? Instead I find myself saying "oh just let him run out there - hopefully the beast stomps on him" or "why hasn't someone smacked him upside the head yet?". Am I just not hip to the jive?  :?

My office was destroyed  :x.  However, those people couldn't afford to live here.

My office was destroyed  :x.  However, those people couldn't afford to live here.

 

So, New Yorkers: tell us how it feels to see your city destroyed so vividly. Independence Day, Armageddon, Day After Tomorrow, Deep Impact, A.I. etc., we've seen the joint razed block by block time and again (and it never gets old).

 

Those of us who work out along Polaris can only fantasize.

I'm an ohioian.  I just happen to work in NYC.

Okay. Nevermind then.

 

I'd still pay $8.50 to see Polaris tore up from the Fashion Place to Maxtown Crossing.